# Aleksandar Atanasijević

Aleksandar Atanasijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Атанасијевић; born 4 September 1991) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Olympiacos. Atanasijević took part in 2 Olympic Games (London 2012, Paris 2024) and is a two–time European Champion (2011, 2019) with Serbia.

## Personal life

He is married with Bulgarian professional volleyball player Elitsa Vasileva-Atanasijević who plays as an outside hitter for Fenerbahçe.

## Career
### Club

His first professional club was Serbian OK Partizan. His trainer was Slavko Balandžić. In 2011, he moved to PGE Skra Bełchatów, one of the most successful teams in the Polish PlusLiga. In his first season in Poland, he was mainly a substitute player for Mariusz Wlazły. In the second season, he has become a major player on his position repeatedly winning the statuette for best player of the match. With PGE Skra Belchatów, he won a silver medal of the Polish Championship, Polish Cup, and a silver medal of the Club World Championship. In 2012, Atanasijević won a silver medal of the CEV Champions League after the match against Zenit Kazan during the Final Four held in Łódź, Poland. In 2013, he moved to Italian club – Sir Safety Perugia. In 2014, he won a silver medal of the Italian Championship after losing matches against Lube. In May 2014, he signed a new three–year contract with Sir Safety Perugia.

### National team

He is a gold medalist of 2011 European Championship, and bronze medalist of the 2013 European Championship. He was a member of the national team at the Olympic Games London 2012. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national team with him in squad reached the final of the 2015 World League, but lost to France (0–3), and eventually achieved a silver medal. Atanasijević received an individual award for the Best Opposite Spiker of the tournament.

## Honours
### Club

* CEV Champions League
** 2011–12, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
** 2016–17, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2017–18, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
* Club World Championship
** 2012, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
* National championships
** 2010–11 Serbian Championship, with OK Partizan
** 2011–12 Polish Championship, with Skra Bełchatów
** 2015–16 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2017–18 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2018–19 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2020–21 Italian Championship, Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2023–24 Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Bright
* National cups
** 2010–11 Serbian Cup, with OK Partizan
** 2011–12 Polish Cup, with Skra Bełchatów
** 2012–13 Polish SuperCup, with Skra Bełchatów
** 2013–14 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2017–18 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2017–18 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2018–19 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2019–20 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2019–20 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2020–21 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2020–21 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
** 2024–25 Hellenic League Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus
** 2024000 Hellenic Super Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus

### Youth national team

* 2009 CEV U18 European Championship
* 2009 FIVB U19 World Championship
* 2010 CEV U20 European Championship
* 2011 FIVB U21 World Championship
* 2013 FIVB U23 World Championship

### National team

* 2011 CEV European Championship
* 2013 CEV European Championship
* 2015 FIVB World League
* 2017 CEV European Championship
* 2019 CEV European Championship

### Individual awards

* 2009: CEV U19 European Championship – Best opposite spiker
* 2009: FIVB U19 World Championship – Most valuable player
* 2010: CEV U20 European Championship – Best spiker
* 2011: FIVB U21 World Championship – Best scorer
* 2012: FIVB Club World Championship – Best scorer
* 2013: CEV European Championship – Best scorer
* 2013: FIVB U23 World Championship – Best opposite spiker
* 2014: Italian Championship – Best scorer
* 2014: Italian Championship – Best spiker
* 2015: Italian Championship – Best scorer
* 2015: Italian Championship – Best spiker
* 2015: FIVB World League – Best opposite spiker
* 2016: Italian Championship – Best scorer
* 2016: Italian Championship – Best spiker
* 2017: CEV Champions League – Best opposite spiker
* 2018: Italian Cup – Most valuable player
* 2018: Italian Championship – Most valuable player
* 2018: CEV Champions League – Best server
* 2018: CEV Champions League – Best scorer
* 2019: CEV Champions League – Best spiker
* 2019: CEV Champions League – Best scorer
* 2019: CEV European Championship – Best opposite spiker
* 2019: Italian Cup – Best scorer
* 2024: Chinese Championship – Best opposite spiker